"When we plant the seed, and set the right conditions, up comes the plant. It is just the same with our own moral and even dharmic lives. If we create the conditions, and act within those conditions, the result naturally comes, at least in the end." (Subhuti) Come and explore the five aspects of Sangharakshita's system of spiritual life: integration, positive emotion, spiritual receptivity, spritual death  and spiritual rebirth, and how to put them into practice. 

What does it mean to be sincerely Going for Refuge or to have an effective practice? Explore these questions, and others, to help understand how you can deepen your practice. This is a good retreat to attend as your first Going for Refuge retreat. 

This retreat will be held at Adhisthana. Please book via their website. 

"It is only through intensity of commitment and practice that you achieve any results. For commitment to be strong it has, in a sense, got to be narrow." What does it actually mean to commit your life to a specific spiritual community and why is it important in our lives? We'll explore kalyana mitrata, and the significance of the private and public ordinations, to find our own answers. 

"It is only through intensity of commitment and practice that you achieve any results. For commitment to be strong it has, in a sense, got to be narrow." What does it actually mean to commit your life to a specific spiritual community and why is it important in our lives? We'll explore kalyana mitrata, and the significance of the private and public ordinations, to find our own answers. 

"Although these trends are contradictory, both must be developed in the course of the spiritual life. The trend of withdrawal may be said to embody the wisdom aspect of the spiritual life, while the trend of involvement embodies the compassion aspect." How do we bring these two trends into our Going for Refuge? Is it possible to walk the Bodhisattva Path in our busy lives? We'll be exploring its relevance to us as Order members and future Order members. 

"Although these trends are contradictory, both must be developed in the course of the spiritual life. The trend of withdrawal may be said to embody the wisdom aspect of the spiritual life, while the trend of involvement embodies the compassion aspect." How do we bring these two trends into our Going for Refuge? Is it possible to walk the Bodhisattva Path in our busy lives? We'll be exploring its relevance to us as Order members and future Order members.